Definitions from Wiktionary (whelp)
▸ noun: A young offspring of a various carnivores (canid, ursid, felid, pinniped), especially of a dog or a wolf, the young of a bear or similar mammal (lion, tiger, seal); a pup, wolf cub.
▸ noun: (derogatory) An insolent youth; a mere child.
▸ noun: (obsolete) A kind of ship.
▸ noun: One of several wooden strips to prevent wear on a windlass on a clipper-era ship.
▸ noun: A tooth on a sprocket wheel (compare sprocket and cog).
▸ verb: (ambitransitive, of she-dog, she-wolf, vixen, etc.) To give birth.
▸ Also see whelp
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▸ noun: A young offspring of a various carnivores (canid, ursid, felid, pinniped), especially of a dog or a wolf, the young of a bear or similar mammal (lion, tiger, seal); a pup, wolf cub.
▸ noun: (derogatory) An insolent youth; a mere child.
▸ noun: (obsolete) A kind of ship.
▸ noun: One of several wooden strips to prevent wear on a windlass on a clipper-era ship.
▸ noun: A tooth on a sprocket wheel (compare sprocket and cog).
▸ verb: (ambitransitive, of she-dog, she-wolf, vixen, etc.) To give birth.
▸ Also see whelp
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